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twelvemonth

[ twelv-muhnth ]

noun

, Chiefly British.
  1. a year.


twelvemonth

/ ˈtwɛlvˌmʌnθ /

noun

  1. an archaic or dialect word for year
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • twelvemonthly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of twelvemonth1

before 1050; Middle English twelfmoneth. See twelve, month
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Example Sentences

Over the King's grave was erected a marble monument, which he had ordered from Paris a twelvemonth before his death.

Within the twelvemonth I became her worshiper; and ours was the dearest and perfectest comradeship that ever was.

On the one hand I anxiously desire to publish the continuation of my history about this time twelvemonth.

The war was fairly begun, and for over a twelvemonth raged with various fortunes but unabated fury.

The same to you, sir; may we be all alive and happy this time twelvemonth.

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